a. Standard labor-hours is 7920 hours.
b. Standard labor cost allowed is $42,768.
c. The labor spending variance is $1588(U).
d. The labor rate variance is $1706 and the labor efficiency variance $3294(U).
e. The variable overhead rate is $5971(U) and efficiency variances for the month $5580(U).
<u>Explanation:</u>
a)Standars hours(SH) allowed to make 19800 jogging mates
=SH per unit 19800
=(24/60)*19800
=7920 hours
24/60 has been taken to convert minutes into hours.
b)Standard Labor Cost (SC) of 19800 jogging mates
=$42,768
c)Labour Spending Variance
=$1588(U)
d)Labor Rate Variance
=$1706
Actual Hours(AH) * Actual Rate per hour(AR)= Actual Cost(AC)
Labor Efficiency Variance
=$3294(U)
e) Variable overhead rate variance = Actual hours worked (Standard overhead rate - Actual overhead rate)
= 8530 (4.5 - 5.20)
= $5971(U)
Actual overhead rate = $44,356 / 8530 = 5.20
Variable overhead efficiency variance = Standard overhead rate (Standard hours - Actual hours)
= 4.50 (7290 - 8530)
= $5580(U).
Answer: d. The car is a normal goods for Jim
Explanation: if an individual's income goes up by a certain percentage or amount and, in response, the quantity demanded of good rises by rises in response to the income increase, such good can be considered a normal good. It is also defined as such good for which the income elasticity of demand is positive but less than one. This is the same scenario that has happened with Jim. His demand for better automobile increased as a result of an increase in his income.
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